[arch 5, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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EDITORIAL NOTES. 
J a Scotia Fruit. 
ie. Agent-General |or Nova Scotia; in- 
s us that the Crystal Palace authorities 
' presented a special Commemorative 
il to the Nova Scotia Government for 
the splendid exhibit of dessert, cocking, and 
cider Apples which have been displayed by 
the Fruit Growers’ Association in the 
Canadian Court during the last three months'. 
Nova Scotia fruit easily holds the first place 
among - all the Apples imported into this 
country from abroad. By a. process of 
systematic selection directed towards secur¬ 
ing flavour combined with long keeping 
qualities', and by limiting production to com¬ 
paratively few varieties possessing these 
characteristics, Nova Scotian growers have 
won! for their fruit, this enviable position. 
The Apple crop; in Nova; Scotia; was unusually 
large last year, and over half a million 
barrels have already been shipped to this) 
country. 
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Frost Register at Badanloch. 
Mr. D. Dingwall, gardener at Badanloch, 
Kinbracei, Sutherland, N.B., is anxious to 
compare the frost register of some southern 
garden with his own in order to learn the 
difference as to the relative amount of frost 
at the two ends of Britain dining the year. 
This far northern garden is situated at; 500 ft. 
above sea level and is very much subjected to 
the force of the prevailing winds'. He has 
been keeping a diary of the weather for the 
last seven or eight years, and lie finds the 
record a very varied one indeed. In Jan¬ 
uary, 1903, he states that lie recorded 120 
degrees of frost during the month. This, we 
take to be the sum total of the lowest re-gisi- 
ter taken each morning during the month. 
In February he registered 26 degrees, in 
April the figure wasi 80 degrees.. No> frost 
occurred during May, but in June he rei- 
gistered 6 degrees. July, August, and Sep¬ 
tember escaped scot free, but ini October 15 
decrees were registered. In November the 
amount was 21 degrees, while December 
nearly rivalled January with 118 degrees-. 
The total for the year was 454 degrees. 
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Daffodil Golden Spur. 
Mr. Thomas Gordon, Ewenfield Gardens, 
Ayr, sends us a bulb of Golden. Spur Daffodil 
which has been forced, with seven flowers on 
it. More than: half these flowers were ex¬ 
panded, and the rest in bud. Of course, 
this variety is a strong-growing one, and -if 
given, plenty of space the bulb will split up 
into several during' the course of the season 
of growth, but sometimes, these separate 
bulbs hold together so firmly as to appear 
like one. The same may be said of the Good 
Luck Lily (Narcissus Tazetta, chinensis) and 
several other” of the strong-growing long and 
medium crowned Daffodils 1 . This: bulb was 
given him by Mr. Carnegie, of Messrs, Car¬ 
negie and Sons, Belmont Nurseries, Ayr. 
He says also that he noted a great many 
with four, five or six blooms- to- a bulb of this 
same variety. Hei says he has never seen 
Daffodil bulbs throwing up so many blooms 
from each, especially after being hard forced. 
We fancy, however, the larger bulbs are 
usually separated from cue another before 
being put into commerce. In this case the 
separate portions of the bulb held together 
pretty strongly, so that it would have 
damaged the appearance of the clump to- 
separa.te them. If our correspondent would 
plant this variety and other strong growing 
types in his garden, giving them plenty of 
room, he will be able to get a, good number 
of flowers from a large proportion of them. 
San Jose Scale: 
The Government. Experimental Stations in 
Canada have proved of great service to the 
community there, but. especially to those 
engaged in the cultivation of fruit. The San 
Jose Scale appeared in the United States 
east of the Rockies ah-out ten years' ago, and 
about seven years since it made its appear¬ 
ance in Ontario, Canada. It. spread rapidly, 
causing great loss to fruit growers, especially 
in the Niagara, district, which is considered 
the best fruit-growng district c-f Canada. 
About 10,000 Peach trees were ruined in a 
short time. The local government took 
energetic action in the case, with the result 
that the scale was largely confined to the 
district in which it first appeared. The 
people there think that in the course of five 
more years remedies will be found that will 
effectually keep the insect in check. Ati 
present the most popular remedies are lime, 
sulphur, -and salt in mixture. Others use 
crude petroleum, and petroleum with whale 
oil so:a.p emulsion. These latter remedies 
are effective but less popular, owing to their 
being disagreeable of application. Another 
advantage of the lime, sulphur, and salt, 
remedy is its economy. One fruit grower 
states, that lie was able to -spray forty Apple 
trees and 800 Peach trees with the mixture, 
and the outside: help only cost, him £2 to do 
it. The proportions in, which these ingre¬ 
dients are! used are 15, 15 and 10. Tire 
lime is slowly slaked in 5 gallons of water 
and the sifted sulphur is added to the mix- 
ure, stirring all the while. The whole is 
then boiled for an hour. After this, salt, is 
added and the mixture boiled for another 
half hour. A new insecticide is that named 
McBain’st Carbolic Wash, but further experi¬ 
ments are necessary to- determine the efficacy 
and economy of this method. This remedy 
ha,si been in. use for some years in California. 
A strong point in its favour is the readmesa 
with which a spray can be prepared. Its 
recommendations are effectiveness, harmless- 
ness to- the trees, easy application;, and 
cheapness. The Government is now being 
asked to' establish township spraying plants, 
so that in the multitude of users it may be 
done economicallv. 
